They were not able to have the social skills and relationships
Has high pain thresholds so more likely to take risks
People born criminals and biology is the reason people offend
how many of Lombroso’s sample had ‘atavistic characteristics?
40% of the criminals
strengths?
-father of Criminology – first scientific theory
-holistic (for its time)- takes a broad view of why crime occurs- looked at medical records and patterns in behaviours, not just at the physiology of them
-first theory to state that crime doesn’t happen through free will- so maybe crime can be reduced and avoided?
weaknesses?
The scientific credibility of Lombroso's work is questioned because no one else has ever been able to find similar links between facial features and criminality.
Many claim that the atavistic form focuses on non-Western features and could be interpreted as racist. For example, some atavistic traits suggested by Lombroso include dark, curly hair, which some claim would lead to racial profiling.
